And you wondered what this group will look like after 20 years? 

Butch "Ten-I-See" Long and Barry "The Sleeper" Carpenter wave to the crowd after winning the 2005 NRBC Horshoe tournament. 

Joel "Dirty Shoe" Carpenter loses his temper.. 

NRBC 9th YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE

What can be said.......The weather was great......the river was great......and the look on Joel Carpenters face.......PRICELESS. Not to take anything away from Barry and Butch......Way to go, 1st place winners of the 2005 NRBC Horseshoe Tournament. After 2 arduous days of play, Barry and Butch closed the door on the Commadoor and the Chuckster in the wee hours of Saturday night. Double elimination hung heavy on the hearts of some (Scott) but hey.......better luck next year.
Stay tuned for pictures....the censors are busy.

NRBC Official 2005 T-shirt 

Deadline

Dateline June 13th, 2005: 12 bonders made the deadline, I guess the rest of you... well.... we understand, your wife wouldn't let you have the money. The "Royal Scow" will sail.....or gently glide with, or without you.

Getting Close

Get your game on........time to cut the crap and start packin'. For those of you who are thinkin' about comin'.......stop thinking, it's bad for you. I haven't heard from some of the "old crowd"......you know who you are. Pay up suckers....times a wasting.

Yes, it's that time again...........

Greetings and salutations from the board of directors.
As we look forward to another year - 9? cut the excuses and start saving your money.
We will try our best to "hold" the line on prices this year - but hey!......where can you have so much fun for just "forty dollars a day". Just think, if you didn't spend your money on beer and cigarettes.........well....ok.....I understand.
The date has been set: June 23-26. This is the week after father's day.
So start packin' and get your best "game" on. Rumor has it - that reigning champ Joel "dirty shoe" Carpenter has not been able to find a flat spot approx. 40' long in order to practice his game.
In order to streamline things in the NRBC office - please forward me your email so we can send the newsletter via email this year, this makes it much easier to correspond with all NRBC members. Check out www.carpenterpottery.com

Greetings from the turkey farm. Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner...give us a call...gooble gooble 

Bonding.... 

Yes.....we did get a 99.9 from the health dept. 

The sign sums it up...... 

We are....the horseshoe champions of the New River 

This is what it looks like....the dam that is 

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2003 1st place team of Jason Carpenter and Lloyd Darby accept worthless paper checks (and prize money) 

3rd place 2003 winners accept prize money 

Bondage run 2004 - Ten-I-See

Another great trip - nothing could be finer........ Congrats to the winners - yes...Joel is...the horseshoe champion of the new river. Shout out to Capt'n Frank - way to keep'um funneled.

2004 - The rainy year

25 hearty souls turned out for the 8th annual "bondage run". 2 solid days on the New helped to replenish the soul. Thursday was a great day with plenty of sun and setup. Friday brought clouds and some rain during the day for the "short run" from New River Outfitters. Friday night was a gas - thanks to Capt'n Frank who filled up on the funnel. Friday night brought rain and more rain. Saturday was cloudy (especially for some) but no rain. 5 groups made the long run to Cox's Chapel - over the dam, the class III's were great. It wouldn't be a trip without talkin' bout' the shoes............who would have thunk that Joel "dirty shoe" Carpenter took the title with a resounding pair of Ten-I-Sees. Congrats to the winners - it was a hell of a tourney. Thanks to Twin Rivers Campground for another year of hosting. And to 'Big Mama' don't take it personal.